Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2009
Storm Warning 210, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 29, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 29, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 30, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK62 PAFC 300023 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-301500- 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 957 MB LOW NEAR 54N 177W WILL MOVE TO 56N 162W AT 973 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-301500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 35 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 TO 29 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ412-301500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 65 KT BECOMING NE 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 30 TO 35 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .MON...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 25 TO 30 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 TO 27 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ413-301500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N OF 55N...E WIND 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 22 TO 27 FT. SNOW. S OF 55N...W WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 TO 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 TO 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ414-301500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 TO 60 KT...BECOMING SW 35 KT BY LATE EVENING S OF 56N. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT E 45 KT N OF 57N. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT NE 35 KT N OF 57N. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK62 PAFC 301252 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-010300- 400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 960 MB LOW NEAR 54N 174W WEAKENS TO 970 MB MON NIGHT NEAR 54N 165W AND THEN CONTINUES TO WEAKEN TO 980 MB TUE NIGHT NEAR 59N 162W. $$ PKZ411-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ412-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ413-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ414-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 010052 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-011500- 400 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 965 MB LOW NEAR 54N 170W WILL MOVE TO 55N 165W AT 973 MB TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE ON SHORE NEAR 59N 158W AT 986 MB WED MORNING. $$ PKZ411-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ412-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ413-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ414-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 57 N. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this storm warning went out at Nov 29, 3:00 PM AKST, 1 hour earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 29, 3:00 PM AKST, 1 hour before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
300 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS SEEM TO BE DOING A GOOD JOB IN THE SHORT
TERM. THE NAM IS STILL PREFERRED IN THE EAST DUE TO ITS HANDLING OF
THE LOW NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND OVER THE NEXT 12 TO 18 HOURS. PAST
THAT THERE IS LITTLE SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE UNTIL WEDNESDAY. THE
ISSUE AT THIS TIME IS WITH A LOW IN BRISTOL BAY THAT HAS THE LOW
MOVING TOWARD NORTON SOUND ACCORDING TO THE ECMWF BUT WEAKENING AND
MOVING INTO SOUTHERN COOK INLET ON THE GFS SOLUTION. WHILE THEY BOTH
HAVE BEEN RELATIVELY CONSISTENT ON THE SOLUTIONS THE GFS SOLUTION
THAT WEAKENS THE LOW AND THEN MOVES IT INTO LOWER COOL INLET MAKES
MORE METEOROLOGICAL SENSE.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE MAIN WEATHER FEATURE TODAY IS A
LARGE LOW IN THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA THAT IS BRINGING BLIZZARDS AND
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS TO THAT REGION. A SMALL LOW IS IN PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND THIS AFTERNOON AND THAT LOW IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE BY
MONDAY MORNING.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE STRONG LOW IN THE BERING SEA IS BRINGING
NUMEROUS WARNINGS TO THAT REGION. HIGH WIND WARNINGS FOR THE CENTRAL
AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS REMAIN IN EFFECT AND SHEMYA HAS VERIFIED
WARNING LEVEL WINDS. THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS HAVE THE FRONT ELONGATING
AND STALLING OVER THEM WHICH IS CAUSING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE MOST
SURPRISING DEVELOPMENT IS THE BLIZZARD THAT FORMED IN SOUTHEAST WINDS
OVER THE UNALASKA AREA AND ALASKA PENINSULA. IT IS RARE TO GET A
BLIZZARD WITH WINDS FROM THE SOUTHEAST BUT THIS STORM HAS DONE IT.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...THERE SHOULD BE A BRIEF BREAK IN STRONG WEATHER
SYSTEMS AS THE ONE IN BRISTOL BAY WEAKENS LATE WEDNESDAY AND BEFORE
THE NEXT ONE MOVING INTO THE ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA FROM THE
SOUTH THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS ALSO SIGNALS A LITTLE CHANGE
IN THE PATTERN AS A STRING UPPER LEVEL HIGH MOVES OVER THE ALASKA
PANHANDLE AND THE RETROGRADES TOWARD THE EASTERN PART OF THE
ANCHORAGE FORECAST AREA OVER THE WEEKEND.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 181 195.
HIGH WIND WARNING 185 187 191.
HIGH WIND WATCH 101 125.
MARINE...STORMS AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS BERING SEA AND AK PEN AND
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. GALES AROUND THE GULF.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
NOV 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 29, 4:18 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Nov 29, 4:52 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 29, 4:52 PM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 29, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 30, 5:00 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Nov 30, 5:00 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFC | 38 hr | |
| Nov 30, 5:01 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 30, 9:55 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Nov 30, 9:55 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 42 hr | |
| Nov 30, 9:55 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.